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Ecologies of the heart emotion, belief, and the environment / by Anderson, Eugene N. (Eugene Newton), 1941-

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Death, belief and politics in Central African history / by Kalusa, Walima T.

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Healing Logics : Culture and Medicine in Modern Health Belief Systems /

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The modern dance seven statements of belief /

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Liangzhu culture : society, belief and art in Neolithic China /

Table of Contents: “…Situating the Liangzhu culture in late Neolithic China: an introduction -- The Liangzhu City: new discoveries and research -- Power and belief: reading the Liangzhu jade and society -- A controlled fine craft: jade production techniques in the Liangzhu Culture -- From the 'Songze Style' to the 'Liangzhu Mode' -- Shamanistic, historic and virtuous jade: continuity and change in early Chinese jade traditions.…”
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The spirit of the Appalachian Trail community, environment, and belief on a long-distance hiking path / by Bratton, Susan

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Jinn eviction as a discourse of power a multidisciplinary approach to Moroccan magical beliefs and practices / by Maarouf, Mohammed, 1964-

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Ethical leadership in sport : what's your ENDgame? / by Grange, Pippa

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Alas Poor Ghost by Bennett, Gillian

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Alas Poor Ghost / by Bennett, Gillian

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The kiss of peace ritual, self, and society in the high and late medieval West / by Petkov, Kiril, 1964-

“…Cultures, beliefs, and traditions ;…”
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Latter-day lore : Mormon folklore studies /

Table of Contents: “…Fife -- Mormon gravestones : a folk expression of identity and belief / Carol Edison -- A Mormon from the cradle to the grave / Austin E. and Alta Fife -- Now that I've kissed the ground you walk on : a look at gender in creative date invitations / Kristi Bell Young -- Made in heaven : marriage confirmation narratives among Mormons / George H. …”
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Traditional Micronesian societies adaptation, integration, and political organization / by Petersen, Glenn

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : a perspective on traditional Micronesian life -- Micronesia and Micronesians -- The prehistory of Micronesian societies -- Descent and descent groups -- Household and family, land and labor -- Chieftainship and government -- Politics and leadership -- Aesthetics, beliefs, values, and behavior -- Some exceptions to the pan-Micronesian patterns -- Epilogue : traditional Micronesian societies and modern Micronesian history.…”
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Bracing for the apocalypse : an ethnographic study of New York's 'prepper' subculture / by Bounds, Anna Maria

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Cultural astronomy of the Japanese archipelago : exploring the Japanese skyscape / by Gotō, Akira, 1954-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Japanese people and stars : cultural astronomy and star lore of the Japanese -- Stars in mythology and classical literature -- Star lore of the Hokkaido Ainu -- Ethnoastronomy in the Ryukyu Islands -- Archaeoastronomy of prehistoric Japan : a historical survey -- Fallen star legends in Japanese folk beliefs -- Cosmology seen in house and burial orientation of the Hokkaido Ainu, Northern Japan -- The sun and the Kingdom of Ryukyu : an ethnohistorical approach to state formation -- Epilogue.…”
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Our dying planet an ecologist's view of the crisis we face / by Sale, Peter F.

Table of Contents: “…Information : what we are doing to our world: Overfishing ; Removing forests ; Disrupting the ocean-atmosphere engine ; The perilous future for coral reefs -- Understanding : why we don't comprehend the scale of our problem: The problem of shifting baselines ; Our unrealistic belief in the balance of nature -- Moving forward : why it matters and what we need to do: What loss of ecological complexity means for the world ; Reducing our use of fossil fuels ; Slowing growth of the hum.…”
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Conducting Practitioner Research in Physical Education and Youth Sport : Reflecting on Practice / by Casey, Ashley, Fletcher, Tim, Schaefer, Lee, Gleddie, Doug, 1971-

Table of Contents: “…Taking practitioner research onto the field -- Action research -- Narrative inquiry -- Autoethnography -- Self-study of practice -- Using action research to promote learning in the affective domain -- Using narrative inquiry in physical education and youth sport: reflecting on process -- Using autoethnography to explore a culture of school sport -- Using self-study of practice to examine pedagogies that promote meaningful participation -- Acknowledging bias -- Ethical responsibilities of being a practitioner researcher -- Aligning beliefs and actions -- Overview of practitioner research.…”
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Encountering Morocco fieldwork and cultural understanding /

Table of Contents: “…Silverstein -- A distant episode : religion and belief in Moroccan ethnography / Rachel Newcomb -- Shortcomings of a reflexive tool kit; or, Memoir of an undutiful daughter / Jamila Bargach -- Reflecting on Moroccan encounters : meditations on home, genre, and the performance of everyday life / Deborah Kapchan -- The power of babies / David Crawford -- Anthropologists among Moroccans / Kevin Dwyer.…”
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Divine fertility : the continuity in transformation of an ideology of sacred kinship in Northeast Africa / by Mire, Sada, 1977-

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